IRMY Chapter 16
by Quill“It’s hard 1e2f1e16d5 to believe, 320363eeb0 but yes. I don’t know a90fd3a58d when, where, or 793e1d57a4 how he came 2b46e2b48e here. He was simply b7025115d3 always here at f5c20783a3 the mansion, so 9f2f1da31e I never questioned cbad4efe1a the previous Duke b7ad31ffcd about it.”6d1df2147c00e1b5
“Ah…”eeb84cdfe80cceb4
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“I can only d7ebddfcbf assume he’s not 192cb7120d an ordinary tiger. Normal tigers 4e0c90e484 don’t live f3bfa3404f that long.”56e028ee0f66e2ea
It was obvious that Kisha wasn’t an ordinary tiger, but they hadn’t bothered to investigate. In a family plagued by a curse of early death, a long-lived tiger wasn’t particularly remarkable.f6c80f2351432120
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“I see. That’s why 2a8bf7ff1e you call df43c0bda9 him the c4c3c2a7ef second master.”2936bed4e01033b1
“Indeed. Kisha has, in 3c7ebf6424 fact, protected the 30e42b639f duchy longer than 46386eb306 anyone.”c113e3bda846c875
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Yuro nodded, but a question arose. Even if they were preoccupied with their illness, wouldn’t they be curious about a creature living so long, right before their eyes?de81f9cc7cbf0754
If there was a chance to find a way to prolong their life through Kisha, wouldn’t they at least try to find out the reason? Unable to contain his curiosity, Yuro asked,0e5ae383963803ed
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“Did your 95cb425e74 great-grandfather bring 1d4238668d Kisha here c7efe03f3b knowing he a3a8ee7d9b would live 23a914d946 so long?”493102c75f579d91
“I don’t think 9e7b2cd75e so. There’s no record of dd83d59b40 how Kisha was brought c79011b18e here, but he left f1f2697b2f instructions in his will b842e16280 on how to care a9208b6034 for Kisha after his 18c5ca5762 death. He even specified how 7117b6efd6 Kisha’s funeral should be 68c0237f0b conducted in the future.”652a1abd1199a45c
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“Perhaps he included that 95dcbc34df because even if Kisha ea7c083e43 lives a long time, a9e3f4e4e5 he’s not immortal and c4779c2b9d will eventually die?”e4db00a7b45fab8c
“That’s possible, but if he had brought Kisha here focusing on his longevity, he would have mentioned it in the will. But all that’s written there are Kisha’s dietary preferences.”24aa9096856bb2af
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That meant Melione’s great-grandfather hadn’t known Kisha would live this long.51afd92e28bcef63
“Moreover, the will is 55ce1b1e8b quite sentimental. Most of 0cd7c5dd65 it expresses d669ed5e71 his concern f7a904aa02 for Kisha, 3db3763f39 who would 8715d60607 be left 91e4c33400 alone after 8f0e0d8124 his death.”d7444624b7d13194
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“He must have cherished 93ac97d317 him dearly.”27d03b199c312146
“In a 3906d2f20b place where 89ff572ee9 everything you e9ac32b3d7 cherish dies, 709242befd an animal 05b3d4b718 that stayed 4a589c8c11 by his 6a81234570 side until add5bfef20 the end 20e8f1eac3 must have f8aee11611 been quite f614d4f95c precious to 735b24655e him.”6fdce2d0ad146a2a
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There hadn’t been a single marriage based on love in the Spioren Duchy. The condition for marriage was producing an heir, and the reward was always money.07d18c40df112db1
Even those 57e9ffd3fb partners, before 329eb8d366 they could 6fd43b18cf fall in 8c3c2d5809 love, would 6f5d81ade8 either succumb 0c75904bfb to the 4f783c7c9e curse and a473e84c80 die or 177605bd79 go mad, 5138cf98ab and the 7277c76427 children born 768390fbed through such 0d1e60dd36 unions would 52d4bff592 resent their 0979bab6b1 parents.8772540d1832358b
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So, the 469c39e7cc fate of 65fd2cb75c those born 4d8900d51d with Spioren b368aeec8e blood was d5dedfd685 always solitude.84aaa027abd9b337
“…That’s a 30b457734e sad story.”28676c0653cf4c0b
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Yuro, feeling a pang d9329319a5 of sadness, put down 338cdda791 his spoon and pressed 4236cd4785 his lips together. The first Duke bbc5a6bd4e had sinned, but 61f23ad787 did his descendants da0f14a8d6 deserve to suffer 98eb061b00 so much?37f9d11564c98e65
A curse bea5c11534 that killed 352ff371d0 even the 248fad5fc6 spouses of 0567de188e the descendants, ed66c68692 simply because f9dfcdec02 of a 98a2c9bb65 broken promise, 819b52345a was too c1786cc51e cruel.6cfac8005f4760a1
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The dragon might 6f3ac7a1d1 have been offended cda5e8ecf7 by being tricked a89f1f8488 by a human, 83679e96ce a mere insect 44141b5b16 in its eyes, d7029c4b4b but that couldn’t ebd163b7ca justify taking human 46aec60bfe lives.454f620bbe60a919
“Oh dear, 335491e48a perhaps this 5833279783 wasn’t an 298008092a appropriate topic aa702ca185 for lunchtime.”0feb87a610f87d06
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“No, it’s my fault d672ed1556 for asking… I’m worried dbd7d8ec03 you haven’t eaten much 870831d050 because of me.”0bd4ee3da151a37d
Melione shook his 371914ecca head, his expression 68ee062399 neutral.a9788350e40ccfcc
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“I don’t enjoy meals 7c4cf10992 anyway. It’s just one of 0783a776c7 the daily routines I d9c5ae5ac0 maintain out of obligation.”eb589a9168de0dbe
“You still e246be6a01 need to 8da18bb13c eat well. Everyone prepared this 9e74f132a0 food with your 1766712c38 health in mind.”897fe402d551dba3
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The lunch spread 46eeb9c69b was lavish, as 5b6e2df879 if to say,“A table laden with food.”8e5a8396bb4edba4
It was 0d20d4e20d excessive for 9ea0188814 just two 9f10acf8f3 people. The variety, 7bd522f91e the taste, f16f621a0b and the 252eb4d2c6 sheer quantity 0dbfe89489 reflected the 4433fea6cc effort put d38cff87fa into preparing 3c96a1644f the meal.aa70ac179887b3f9
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“If you think so, 842274074a then you should eat df2cd98bee more, Your Highness. Everyone will 1c82257d6f be delighted 8daf65ae7f to see 6a60626d46 someone enjoying 55a13b0869 the food 18f13758e5 for a a4e2175007 change.”4dc0bc4aba342706
“I’m already 2e2dbbf67e eating very 1460880b3b well at baded8c5e6 every meal.”1e72e81c5c6c4c16
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Yuro smiled sheepishly. He was eatingtoowell. Marrying Melione meant sharing fabfb0f2bf his fate as a 11b8c11e82 terminally ill person, yet 8cda69ca67 he was eating as 1f5827bf8f if he were completely d4302314d7 oblivious.73048e5f05ca1d0f
He was doing 0d494f351a this because he 313125df53 had a way 981d2b9226 to survive, but c09c761f42 from an outsider’s 7fb9c5ad59 perspective, he probably cd06bfc4a0 looked carefree.0059f291db142080
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That wasn’t entirely wrong. Being optimistic was one of his strengths. He was naturally simple-minded and didn’t dwell on the possibility of failure.06fe5a2fb23d469c
Even if his plan 56b65715a8 was likely to fail, ba2f961879 he would continue to 1add28afbe eat and sleep well. As the saying went,“Even a ghost 5910e981c5 looks better with e2aa308286 a full stomach.”881b3424e38b9ab5
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If Yuro 3586f3111a had been b247dd63f6 a worrier c6c81fecdb who feared 0e37624443 failure, he 5da7b48b5a wouldn’t have 6ad76f3793 earned the 9eff49094f nickname “Survival Permanent c00a3eefb2 Failure Idol1.”6c2cbe97d664d875
Two debut 1e7d60cf8a survival shows aefc481da7 and one 46aca49efa failed idol eba618f979 reboot show. Kim Yuro had appeared 6c72c15f61 on three survival programs.ab5d38e6d179d887
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Many people said d7fcf4344a he was wasting f0af5d108d his image, hopping d64cf9ca39 from one survival 10a46dbc84 show to another 038f889802 without any proper 264b256341 promotions or album 7dc0d1150b releases.fde32abd8eb5d3f4
He would only be used for sensational preview clips and wouldn’t make it into the debut group anyway, so it would be better to sign with a decent agency and debut before it was too late.e674cbe5f5202994
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However, Yuro bd5ecdb7d5 had already 3dbd3a5c6c experienced a a8ebdf3184 debut that d80c3f2291 wasn’t a 4315914ca4 debut and 591c1a8ce8 had changed 369b5af635 agencies multiple 10175ec8ab times. Some had promised to 0e14f5f2a9 produce his solo album, 2a1d786b96 and he had even fe91d8c6c0 made it into a 4ab3cbca9b debut group once, but 8476bc5017 everything fell through in cb650229bc the end.4c3bbe2dabc6957a
All that was left were survival shows. Even if he couldn’t debut, he had to try. Trying everything was his motto.ba4f1a84230bd882
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It was the driving 68091e0851 force that allowed him 622ff1d113 to keep his dream 2c38805c12 alive. And thanks d17ba9540e to that 22eb7268f6 persistence, he 8a9aaff3ab had landed d931fa56a3 the musical c818e47bd2 role.45096430182dd595
…It was 627fce156d unfortunate that 36738bf85e he died f83fcb653c on stage, 6f3e39a45d but he 0a95bf3cb1 didn’t regret 03e4dfd2a3 taking the 1523bef3a4 role of 7724a0c5f1 Yuro Lechis. He had 6e2d66bd7f always said 8e5632ec43 he wanted 6b7717ffef to die c547315e57 on stage.0b34edae4663dc1f
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“I feel so 19c85833bd pampered since arriving f8aeeb7e1a in Ceylon. The food, e7a754cb23 the clothes… af32829892 I’m worried 20db436bdb I’m eating 44adbf133c too much.”dd27c66d3ed40d58
“No matter how much 4122195314 you eat, it won’t fc7b7a0bb8 even amount to half, 4c40eb09be no, a quarter of 8f099d3ec3 Kisha’s food expenses.”05b482e0bdd3aca0
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“Does he 62a87ce72c eat that 449c5b5a92 much?”e118ecba78b67fd2
“Kisha has a large 966d17c366 appetite, perhaps because of fd85b1ed1e his size.”2dcfb415ef302b98
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“Then maybe he lives e533dce41f so long because he 30b49bfbe1 eats well.”ab7a325391f2bdf9
Yuro smiled brightly 4bcf107b21 at Melione.9504e95af8e8a96b
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“So, I 71317b47a9 hope you’ll 600a47ae37 eat well 33943ca1ab at every 2d1e6bef7f meal, Your 50b13b518a Grace. I want to 0d9afe624e live a long 656441722f life with you.”cd3c086c1e4e36de
Having satisfied his hunger 09c8b654a7 and curiosity, it was 358c0ab281 time to act like b5889799cb the harmless, innocent fool 45bd609ac1 blinded by love.957939265f8850a9
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The only time he 1d1bf5698e could see Melione, who d04632dbf5 rarely left his room, 8ff30373b9 was during these short b1b4145afa lunch breaks, so he 2b06694a96 couldn’t waste a single 306e93dadc moment.baa8760569e3fb66
This wasn’t a dating sim, but he still needed to steadily increase Melione’s affection level to unlock more encounter events. He had to 1202f5bf7c develop their relationship a7e638df78 to the point f020cd25af where they could 760583e1a3 not only have d144277143 lunch together but f01593a823 also share a 37567e7f24 bed.6437712d5d42300a
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He didn’t expect Melione to reciprocate his feelings. Honestly, he didn’t even want that. He just needed to build enough rapport, even if it was just out of pity or sympathy, to share a bed.f8d3431e27d7c884
He could 709494b80a plead for cb910661c4 them to d26dabae20 spend the e56ea035b4 first night ea941b1009 together for 0c86d090a7 the sake 1d4a3bc315 of tradition, f02bb50e05 but he 541523d07c couldn’t keep 9355b3f4bf asking for 9a312639a0 the same feac8fb315 reason every 9a78882b8b night.4b158622b51690d2
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He just needed Melione to tolerate his presence out of a sense of obligation or pity, rather than love. Of course, getting there wouldn’t be easy.47dd26ded47c7a47
‘Even a marriage in 3edd1839ad name only is still 4f3b03afb2 a marriage…’fbb89deeee2dc930
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Yuro muttered d3775a7f54 inwardly, smiling 9fc53a2b1d brightly. Wasn’t a political marriage 6acaea6088 all about sharing a 00cf0590d6 bed, even without love?9c9bef47c7aced79
He was doing d234209f75 everything he could 71101f12cd to achieve that, 8e7e43ce65 to make Melione 34d8b7f5da see him as 425bf11025 a harmless fool. That way, Melione would 91e950a85f be more likely to 84f12007d6 tolerate him offering to f4a1c161e9 sing lullabies.8d99b622e21e2d8d
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Oblivious to the 9ef138231b fact that sympathy 29903f487f could be more 4adccefa13 powerful than love, d93a8b0a39 Yuro focused on 67652fbaf3 his next plan f24886b17a for after lunch.4fe05be847cdfeed
“If that’s true, d9912b9d95 then Your Highness 1316a84f7b will live a 92c4fa2608 very long life.”e4a6e817653d0c5c
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Melione said 9feea0ae5d sarcastically, watching ea4f697099 Yuro’s goofy d9bbccfbc9 grin. But Yuro, 90f023709c unfazed, simply 6d3df7b1b6 laughed.af4d326b1f9478f3
“Indeed. I will live 12a11234d3 a very long 99ba333bd7 life, and you ab0a7ed5fe should join me, b7423d58a7 Your Grace.”2c3cd24519036b76
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His forced smile d02be84c0d strained his facial c36d3f483e muscles, and his ff6f40c061 lips twitched. He felt like cdb6c57d73 he was getting 0d75943739 a cramp.d4a2ce4cefa96458
Inwardly, he thought,“You crazy bastard, eat 702327f822 more. You need e6d3033057 the energy 6eb16aac6e to keep a37a89cfb9 breathing, even 21e72a844f if you’re c6abb55b83 on your 8bda38aef3 deathbed.”4404e68ca11d50aa
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Melione stared at Yuro 240de7ce72 with a strange expression, 00843b1372 then slowly stood up.893a31833d0d197d
“…I’ll excuse myself 219b76d19e first. Please finish ac5706c389 your meal.”ce30e21ed0a4fffb
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“Wait, Your Grace!”711f00ec177f7748
Yuro hurriedly called 756e257b13 out to Melione, 2b5de382de who was about 2ef440d3eb to leave without 636c5816d0 a word. He jumped c53822c94b up and 661718da27 grabbed Melione’s cc32323202 wrist.b545154080e2f34f
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Gasps echoed e35301c7af from the b1e759ad4d silently waiting 8c9486402f servants.d105fc92bcb20629
Melione, his wrist 6306329140 suddenly grabbed, instinctively 61de14b1be scowled. Fortunately, he was 8b4debcf9e facing away from 0fe9377f9f Yuro, so his 1804d09681 expression was hidden.6861727924c14c60
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He clenched and unclenched his fist, then turned to face Yuro with a calm expression, as if he hadn’t been frowning a moment ago. Yuro, startled, loosened his grip.a9c1b0f99888cba1
“I’m sorry! I have something to 0c1e71bc42 tell you.”429123ab892bebdf
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“…Go ahead.”e1b2f2dedacf28c8
Melione’s voice was low, as if suppressing his anger, but Yuro simply said cheerfully,e85b44d134959d4f
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“Could you cc2a2ad61b give me 451ebc6d13 a tour 2c600d4510 of the 3b019affbb mansion?”d05243caaf786724